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* For low-cost birth control (e.g. condoms, pills, IUD, etc), you can visit a public sexual health clinic. There are about 14 of these public clinics, including Jane Street Clinic, Black Creek Community Health Centre, Scarborough Sexual Health Clinic, etc. Some are drop-in and some require scheduling an appointment. Here is a [http://www1.toronto.ca/wps/portal/contentonly?vgnextoid=30865e67bbee0410VgnVCM10000071d60f89RCRD complete list] of all these clinics in Toronto. | * For low-cost birth control (e.g. condoms, pills, IUD, etc), you can visit a public sexual health clinic. There are about 14 of these public clinics, including Jane Street Clinic, Black Creek Community Health Centre, Scarborough Sexual Health Clinic, etc. Some are drop-in and some require scheduling an appointment. Here is a [http://www1.toronto.ca/wps/portal/contentonly?vgnextoid=30865e67bbee0410VgnVCM10000071d60f89RCRD complete list] of all these clinics in Toronto. | ||
* Birth control rings, like Nuvaring, are available in Toronto. You can get them at [http://www.womenscollegehospital.ca/programs-and-services/bcbc/ Women's College Hospital - Bay Centre for Birth Control] and many other places. | * Birth control rings, like Nuvaring, are available in Toronto. You can get them at [http://www.womenscollegehospital.ca/programs-and-services/bcbc/ Women's College Hospital - Bay Centre for Birth Control] and many other places. | ||
* | * If you want to get an IUD at public clinics, you'll generally have a choice between Liberté UT 380 and Flexi-T, which cost around $60-65 for the procedure. Some clinics also let you purchase Mirena at a pharmacy and they will then perform the insertion for you at the clinic. | ||
* If you want to get an IUD at a private clinic, one recommendation is [http://www.womenscollegehospital.ca/programs-and-services/bcbc/ Women's College Hospital - Bay Centre for Birth Control]. You buy the IUD at their pharmacy and then they do the insertion. They charge around the following prices: Mirena: $363.40. Jaydess: $290.06. Mona Lisa: $57.70. They're known to be sex-positive and a good experience overall. As someone wrote, "You can go during walk-in hours or make an appointment. You'll see a nurse and they talk to you about all your options, side effects, pregnancy rates, etc. It's run by Planned Parenthood, so there's no selling happening and no pressure that some doctors may have, or any pressures about not having sex etc etc (they're a "sex-positive atmosphere.") The nurses make you feel so comfortable and are honest and compassionate."<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/toronto/comments/362rqd/best_place_to_get_an_iud_in_toronto/?st=ix49re6c&sh=15fa2b7f Best place to get an IUD in Toronto?]</ref> You can also go Planned Parenthood Toronto. You buy the IUD at the pharmacy and then Planned Parenthood does the insertion. Here are their rates: Mirena: $380. Jaydess: $306. Mona Lisa: $54-63 | |||
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